Barry Knudson is expecting his first child in March with his wife, Kelsi. But before the baby arrives, Knudson, a beer enthusiast and casual home-brewer, concocted one more memorable batch: a spicy India pale ale.

Downtown L.A. developer Ratkovich Co. last week announced that two retail tenants have signed leases for the Bloc, a mixed-use redevelopment of the mall at 700 S. Flower St., and a third committed to staying put.

OTX Logistics Inc., an international freight-forwarder based in Hong Kong with U.S. headquarters in Los Angeles, has signed a lease to move inland from the South Bay to consolidate and expand its warehouse footprint by more than 360 percent.

REAL ESTATE: Internet giant clicks with space in Playa Vista.

Billionaire developer Rick Caruso announced Tuesday that his real estate company, Caruso Affiliated, has completed the purchase of a portfolio of retail properties in Pacific Palisades along Swarthmore Avenue.

REAL ESTATE: Landlord in talks with big names to help replace media tenants.

When Grant Kirkpatrick, partner at architecture firm Kirkpatrick Architects in Marina del Rey, decided to make his four-acre plot of land in Paso Robles into a vineyard seven years ago, his wife, Shaya, had an idea.

Apartment buildings in Koreatown continue to be a popular buy for investors. Murano Apartments, a 46-unit multifamily property at 342-50 S. Catalina St., was sold recently to Beverly Hills real estate company SM Management for $11.6 million, or about $252,000 a unit. The seller, San Mateo investment group TDA Inc., had purchased the building for $5.1 million in 2002, according to CoStar. The property was entirely occupied at the time of sale.

Entertainment marketing agency Trailer Park, which specializes in creating trailers for motion pictures, including for recent films such as “The Judge,” “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “Godzilla,” has expanded its commitment to Hollywood.

Glendale real estate investment management company American Realty Advisors has acquired the Millennium Del Rey, a 196-unit apartment community in Playa del Rey, in a deal valued at nearly $100 million.